Catholic Vantage Financial recently announced the recipients of the credit union’s 2016 student scholarships. Award winners and their families were invited to a special dinner event hosted by the credit union to honor their achievements.

Six scholarships of $500 each were awarded to help cover tuition for students who attend Catholic schools. Receiving the two scholarships awarded to students in kindergarten through eighth grade were Dominick Isele, who will attend kindergarten at St. Edith in Livonia in the fall, and Luke Emerling of St. Valentine in Redford.

Four college scholarships of $1,000 each were also awarded to 2016 high school graduating seniors in Michigan. Winners include Miriam Sponsler of Canton to attend Madonna University; Gabrielle Stephen of Belleville to attend Eastern Michigan University; Eric Swartz of Plymouth to attend Grand Valley State University; and Avery Zimmerman of Redford to attend Wayne State University.

Michigan State-bound

Churchill High School seniors Adnan Barazi and James Jahns have received full scholarships to attend Michigan State University beginning this fall.

Barazi, of Livonia, plans to major in actuarial science. Jahns, of Northville, plans to major in mathematics, advanced.

Both students will be members of the MSU Honors College.

They were selected from more than 1,100 of the top high school seniors who applied to MSU and took an intensive general knowledge exam in the winter. A committee composed of faculty and administrators reviewed the winning students based on the results of the exam, high school programs and achievements, other standardized test scores and interviews with the finalists.

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